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Twilight Reboot + Five Day Giveaway (Day 5)

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CLOSED! Thank you to everyone who participated and congratulations to our winner: Raul Bautista! Welcome to Vitamin String Quartet’s Twilight Reboot. Each day this week we’re asking fans of the Twilight saga to reimagine the series by recasting the main characters and selecting new music for the films. Each time you share your picks, you earn the chance to win a VSQ tribute to an artist who’s appeared on a Twilight soundtrack.  Today's your last chance to win! Answer: What 10 songs would be on your ultimate Twilight soundtrack? Today's winner will receive the following albums: Strung Out On Paramore, String Quartet Tribute to Muse, Vitamin String Quartet Performs Radiohead's In Rainbows, and Vitamin String Quartet Performs Linkin Park's Minutes to Midnight and a full download of Vitamin String Quaret Tribute to Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 2, which is slated to release November 20th. Leave your soundtrack's songlist in a comment below (don't forget to include your email address so we can get in contact with you if you've won!). Entries close at 10:00 pm PST.

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Twilight Reboot + Five Day Giveaway (Day 4)

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CLOSED! Thank you to everyone who participated and congratulations to our winner: Paco. We will be contacting you soon with your full download of Vitamin String Quartet Performs Bon Iver Welcome to Vitamin String Quartet’s Twilight Reboot. Each day this week we’re asking fans of The Twilight Saga to reimagine the series by recasting the main characters and selecting new music for the films. Each time you share your picks, you earn the chance to win a VSQ tribute to an artist who’s appeared on a Twilight soundtrack. Today we're switching from the cast to the music of Twilight! What would have been your theme song for your version of The Twilight Saga and why? Today's winner will a full download of Vitamin String Quartet Performs Bon Iver, who's music was featured on The Twilight Saga: New Moon soundtrack. Leave your song choice in a comment below. (Don't forget to include your email address so we can get in contact with you if you've won!) Entries close at 10:00 pm PST.

 

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Twilight Reboot + Five Day Giveaway (Day 3)

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CLOSED! Thank you to everyone who participated and congratulations to our winner: Steve. We will be contacting you soon with your full download of Vitamin String Quartet Performs Radiohead's! Welcome to Vitamin String Quartet’s Twilight Reboot. Each day this week we’re asking fans of The Twilight Saga to reimagine the series by recasting the main characters and selecting new music for the films. Each time you share your picks, you earn the chance to win a VSQ tribute to an artist who’s appeared on a Twilight soundtrack. Today's recast: Jacob Black Who would you cast as Jacob Black in your own version of The Twilight Saga and why? Today's winner will receive Vitamin String Quartet Performs Radiohead's In Rainbows, which features "15 Step" from the first Twilight soundtrack. Leave your recast choice in a comment below. (Don't forget to include your email address so we can get in contact with you if you've won!) Entries close at 10:00 pm PST.

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Twilight Reboot + Five Day Giveaway (Day 2)

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CLOSED! Thank you to everyone who participated and congratulations to our winner: Amanda Rose. We will be contacting you soon with your full download of Vitamin String Quartet Performs Muse Welcome to Vitamin String Quartet’s Twilight Reboot. Each day this week we’re asking fans of The Twilight Saga to reimagine the series by recasting the main characters and selecting new music for the films. Each time you share your picks, you earn the chance to win a VSQ tribute to an artist who’s appeared on a Twilight soundtrack.  Today's recast: Edward Cullen Who would you cast as Edward Cullen in your own version of The Twilight Saga and why? Today's winner will receive a full download of Vitamin String Quartet Performs Muse, which features"Supermassive Black Hole" from the first Twilight soundtrack. Leave your recast choice in a comment below. (Don't forget to include your email address so we can get in contact with you if you've won!) Entries close at 10:00 pm PST.

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Twilight Reboot + Five Day Giveaway (Day 1)

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CLOSED! Thank you to everyone who participated and congratulations to our winner: Aleigh Regnier. We will be contacting you soon with your full download of Vitamin String Quartet Performs Paramore's Brand New Eyes  Welcome to Vitamin String Quartet’s Twilight Reboot. Each day this week we’re asking fans of the Twilight saga to reimagine the series by recasting the main characters and selecting new music for the films. Each time you share your picks, you earn the chance to win a VSQ tribute to an artist who’s appeared on a Twilight soundtrack.  Today's recast: Bella Swan Who would you cast as Bella Swan in your own version of The Twilight Saga? Today's winner will receive a full download of Vitamin String Quartet Performs Paramore's Brand New Eyes, which features "Decode" from the first Twilight soundtrack. Leave your recast choice in a comment below. (Don't forget to include your email address so we can get in contact with you if you've won!) Entries close at 8:00 pm PST.

Happy Casting!

   

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Coming Soon: Vitamin String Quartet Tribute to Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 2

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Werewolves and vampires may still exist in folklore, but the melodramatic love triangle between Bella, Edward and Jacob has finally met its fate. Vitamin Quartet Tribute to Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 2 pays a final tribute to the Twilight Saga with dynamic string renditions of new songs by Passion Pit, Christina Perri, Green Day and more. The Saga may have ended, but the music can go on. Tracklist: 1. Heart of Stone (Iko) 2. Where I Come From (Passion Pit) 3. A Thousand Years, Pt. 2 (Christina Perri) 4. Plus Que Ma Propre Vie (Carter Burwell) 5. Cover Your Tracks (A Boy and His Kite) 6. The Forgotten (Green Day) 7. All I’ve Ever Needed (Paul McDonald and Nikki Reed)

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The Twilight Soundtrack Companion

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The Twilight Saga films have long been kingmakers in the game of music sales. The financial bump that the films give bands is comparable to the effect Garden State and The Breakfast Club had. Maybe it's blasphemy to compare John Hughes movies to the Twilight Saga, but teen blockbusters have always been a vehicle for popularizing music, and Twilight has heightened even the awareness of major, established indie acts. So, let's say you're one of thaese newcomers and something in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 caught your ear. What next? Some of these bands have intimidating discographies; do you just take it all in? We're here to help. Below are a few of the stand-out tracks from the film, accompanied by information and good starting points to look into. Band: The Features Twilight Song: From Now On The Features are a veteran indie rock band from Tennessee, although it took them most of their career to get their debut album out on Universal Records, Exhibit A. That album, with solid tracks like “The Idea of Growing Old” and “There's A Million Ways to Sing the Blues,” is their best entry point. After that, there's 2009's Some Kind of Salvation and this year's Wilderness, but the former is probably the more interesting offer. Band: Cider Sky Twilight Song: Northern Lights There seems to be a concentrated effort to put the tremendous weight of the Twilight franchise behind brand new bands, and Cider Sky is one example. The duo, primarily a collaborative vehicle for Simon Wilcox and Shridhar Solanki, has one new album out now called King. But if you require more sustenance, check out Wilcox's solo career, specifically Smart Function from 2004. It's a smoother, jazzier album that emphasizes her voice. Band: Angus & Julia Stone Twilight Song: Love Will Take you Outside of Iron & Wine, Angus & Julia Stone is the most notable ampersanded indie band on Breaking Dawn's soundtrack. The siblings' success is mostly in their native Australia, so if you wanted to get into them, you should probably know that their 2010 album Down The Way is gorgeous, particularly the fragile “For You” and the hypnotic “Big Jet Plane.” Go there. Band: Noisettes Twilight Song: Sister Rosetta Since 2003, Noisettes have been an interesting shape shifting band from England. Their single picked for Breaking Dawn is, itself, a weird half-blues half-punk song. If this kind of swerving is your thing, go straight for their 2009 album, Wild Young Hearts. The whole album twists into even more unexpected places. Sometimes it's new wave, sometimes it's pure indie rock, sometimes it's scaled down singer-songwriter stuff, but it always stays within the realm of highly effective pop.

Be sure to check out: Vitamin String Quartet Tribute to Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 1 Available now at iTunes

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New Arrival: Vitamin String Quartet Tribute to Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 1

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Some may debate about vampires and werewolves, but there's no denying that the Twilight soundtracks feature some of the freshest upcoming musicians today. Vitamin String Quartet Performs Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 1 once again pays tribute to these talented artists with exquisite string arrangements. Hear new tracks such as Bruno Mars' "It Will Rain", Christina Perri's "A Thousand Years and more via violin, viola and cello for a new take on the story of Bella, Edward and Jacob. Available now at iTunes

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